Two international organizations have said they will close operations abroad and step aside in favor of locally led partners, as part of a push to transfer power to the global south.
Health Alliance International, a Seattle-headquartered public health NGO, said last month that it had transitioned all its programs and most of its staff to locally led organizations, in order to help shift leadership to the global south.
In a similar statement issued earlier this month, Fintrac, a Washington-based company that provides training to smallholder farmers in Africa, announced plans to phase out its operations by 2023 because it believes that in-country partners are better placed to deliver.